Unpredictability and Presence : Norwegian Kingship in the High Middle Ages.
Title:
Unpredictability and Presence : Norwegian Kingship in the High Middle Ages.
Author:
Orning, Hans Jacob.
ISBN:
9789047443285
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Physical Description:
1 online resource (392 pages)
Series:
The Northern World, 38 ; v.38
The Northern World, 38
Contents:
Contents -- Acknowledgments -- List of Illustrations -- Map -- Introduction -- PART I IDEAL SUBORDINATION: OBEDIENCE AND SERVICE -- Introduction -- Chapter One The Forerunner: The Relationship to God -- Chapter Two The Relationship to the King -- PART II PRACTICAL SUBORDINATION: LOYALTY -- Introduction -- Chapter One The Relationship between King and Retainers -- Chapter Two The Relationship between the King and the Magnates -- Chapter Three The Relationship between the King and the Peasants -- Conclusion Unpredictability and Presence -- Appendices -- Norwegian Kings 1161-1319 -- Larger Factional Groups 1177-1240 -- Titles of Some Important Royal Offi cials -- Abbreviations -- Bibliography -- Index.
Abstract:
Applies a legal anthropological framework to Norwegian history. This book focuses on what happens when pre-state conflict patterns encounters a stable royal power in the high middle ages. It formulates the question of state formation in a different way. It demonstrates the relevance of studying Scandinavian history as part of European history.
Local Note:
Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Michigan : ProQuest Ebook Central, 2017. Available via World Wide Web. Access may be limited to ProQuest Ebook Central affiliated libraries.
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